Consumer Guide Album

The Stylistics: Heavy [Avco, 1974]
These guys are going to miss Thom Bell, who unlike Hugo & Luigi knows how to shape songs for Russell Thompkins's falsetto and unlike Van McCoy knows the difference between strings and tomato soup. At least this album provides its own hit cut, instead of rereleasing an old Bell ringer--"Heavy Fallin' Out" is an impressive if flukish bit of upbeat production. C